Although my background predisposed me for the addiction. As a youngster, succulents (mostly cacti), later, when I had a perfect situation orchids (high elevation tropicals), then Amorphophallus konjac...the branching into more typical bulbs was prompted by the desire to have something to occupy the winter garden when the Amorphophallus are all dormant...and the South African mediterraneans fit the bill...along with others more or less suitable to San Francisco's conditions. Robert On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 8:20 PM R Hansen via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Robert Parks writes that his "gateway drug" to bulbs was Amorphophallus. > This take on what gets us into bulbs is one I find fascinating. I'd love to > hear more stories of what your "gateways" to bulbs were. > > Mine was a packet of cyclamen seed 35 years ago from Park Seed... I was > ready to throw the tray out when germination began. Took a while to connect > the dots - you know, one leaf, tiny bulb and now what do I do??? > > Robin Hansen > 2.1 inches of rain Sunday, 70 today > Southwestern Oregon > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>